Vident Advisory LLC increased its stake in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST - Free Report) by 67.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 41,352 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 16,716 shares during the quarter. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Vista Energy were worth $2,238,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Money Concepts Capital Corp boosted its stake in Vista Energy by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 16,083 shares of the company's stock worth $870,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,413 shares of the company's stock valued at $780,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Vista Energy by 40.4% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,532 shares of the company's stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Vista Energy by 16,166.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 488 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Vista Energy by 32.9% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,269 shares of the company's stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 562 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have issued reports on VIST shares. Pickering Energy Partners started coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Monday, April 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Citigroup upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $66.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Friday, February 21st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $65.40 price target for the company. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Vista Energy from $64.00 to $57.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $65.68.
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Vista Energy Stock Performance
Shares of VIST stock traded down $0.46 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $49.33. The stock had a trading volume of 119,774 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,023,458. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The stock's 50 day moving average is $45.57 and its 200 day moving average is $50.41. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a twelve month low of $32.11 and a twelve month high of $61.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.70 billion, a PE ratio of 9.56, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.02.
Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.03). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. The company had revenue of $420.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $472.61 million. As a group, research analysts forecast that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Vista Energy
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Vista Energy, SAB. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Latin America. The company's principal assets located in Neuquina basin, Argentina and Vaca Muerta. It owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities located in Argentina.
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